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  • FINDING WONDERS
    FINDING WONDERS
    JEANNINE ATKINS
    This "evocative and beautiful" (School Library Journal) novel "vividly imagines the lives of three girls" (Booklist, starred review) in three different time periods as they grow up to become groundbreaking scientists.Maria Merian was sure that caterpillars were not wicked things born from mud, as most people of her time believed. Through careful observation she discovered the t...
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  • CHAMBER MUSIC AND OTHER POEMS
    CHAMBER MUSIC AND OTHER POEMS
    JAMES JOYCE
    Universally known for his groundbreaking prose - especially for the monumental novel Ulysses and its depictions of Dublin at the turn of the twentieth century - James Joyce started off as a writer of lyrical poetry, a genre which he never abandoned in his lifetime and which informs and enriches the rest of his literary production. This volume, which includes Joyce's first publ...
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  • HOW TO BE A FRIEND
    HOW TO BE A FRIEND
    MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO
    A splendid new translation of one of the greatest books on friendship ever writtenIn a world where social media, online relationships, and relentless self-absorption threaten the very idea of deep and lasting friendships, the search for true friends is more important than ever. In this short book, which is one of the greatest ever written on the subject, the famous Roman politi...
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  • NIGHT
    NIGHT
    ELIE WIESEL
    BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: GENERAL. Night is Elie Wiesel's masterpiece, a candid, horrific, and deeply poignant autobiographical account of his survival as a teenager in the Nazi death camps. This new translation by Marion Wiesel, Elie's wife and frequent translator, presents this seminal memoir in the language and spirit truest to the author's original intent. And in a substan...
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  • SERPENT AND DOVE
    SERPENT AND DOVE
    SHELBY MAHURIN
    New York Times Bestseller * Indiebound Bestseller * An Amazon Best Book of 2019 * B&N's YA Book Club Pick"A brilliant debut, full of everything I love: a sparkling and fully realized heroine, an intricate and deadly system of magic, and a searing romance that kept me reading long into the night. Serpent & Dove is an absolute gem of a book." --Sarah J. Maas, #1 New York Times be...
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  • THE WIDOWS OF EASTWICK
    THE WIDOWS OF EASTWICK
    JOHN UPDIKE
    'Updike is the master' Sunday Telegraph 'An awe-inspiring spectacle' Guardian The spellbinding sequel to THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK More than three decades have passed since the witches of Eastwick - Alexandra, Jane, and Sukie - weaved their wicked spell on the sleepy Rhode Island town. Since then the three divorcées have left, remarried, and become widows. Meeting up again, they...
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  • DESERT STAR
    DESERT STAR
    MICHAEL CONNELLY
    LAPD detective Renée Ballard and Harry Bosch team up to hunt the brutal killer who is Bosch's "white whale"--a man responsible for the murder of an entire family. Discover more thrilling Bosch mysteries in the original Freevee series Bosch: Legacy. A year has passed since LAPD detective Renée Ballard quit the force in the face of misogyny, demoralization, and endless red tape....
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  • FUGITIVE PIECES
    FUGITIVE PIECES
    ANNE MICHAELS
    Jakob Beer is seven years old when he is rescued from the muddy ruins of a buried village in Nazi-occupied Poland. Of his family, he is the only one who has survived. Under the guidance of the Greek geologist Athos, Jakob must steel himself to excavate the horrors of his own history. ...
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  • WHY WAR?
    WHY WAR?
    RICHARD OVERY
    A richly absorbing book... Overy is unquestionably one of our finest living historians - The Daily Telegraph Why has warfare always been part of the human story?From biology to belief, what explains the persistence of violent conflict?What light can this shed on humanity's past - and its future? There can be few more important but also more contentious issues than attempting to...
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  • FREDERICK THE GREAT
    FREDERICK THE GREAT
    TIM BLANNING
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  • A FIRST BOOK OF FAIRY TALES
    A FIRST BOOK OF FAIRY TALES
    From the Brothers Grimm to Hans Christian Andersen, this illustrated collection contains a wide range of classic fairy tale stories we know and love. As well as favourites such as Cinderella, The Snow Queen, and Jack and the Beanstalk, A First Book of Fairy Tales also includes some lesser-known gems, such as The Fisherman and his Wife and Diamonds and Toads. Written by award-...
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  • DOG MAN 10: MOTHERING HEIGHTS
    DOG MAN 10: MOTHERING HEIGHTS
    DAV PILKEY
    The epic bestselling Dog Man book from Dav Pilkey - you'll howl with laughter! Now available in paperback. ...
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  • THE OXFORD HISTORY OF MODERN CHINA
    THE OXFORD HISTORY OF MODERN CHINA
    JEFFREY N. WASSERSTROM
    b'excellent' iLSE Review of Books/i/b bChina is the world's most populous country and newest superpower, whose place on the international stage can only be understood through the lens of its modern history./b iThe Oxford History of Modern China/i is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand this rising power in what promises to be the 'Chinese century'. Covering the ...
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  • CAT KID COMIC CLUB
    CAT KID COMIC CLUB
    DAV PILKEY
    The perfect present for DOG MAN fans - starring some of your favourite characters from the series! Now in an epic paperback edition. Welcome to the Cat Kid Comic Club, where Li'l Petey (LP), Flippy, and Molly introduce twenty-onerambunctious, funny, and talented baby frogs to the art of comic making. As the story unwinds with mishaps and hilarity, readers get to see the progres...
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  • 'SALEM'S LOT
    'SALEM'S LOT
    STEPHEN KING
    NOW A NEW FILM STREAMING ON MAX • #1 BESTSELLER • Ben Mears has returned to Jerusalem's Lot in hopes that exploring the history of the Marsten House, an old mansion long the subject of rumor and speculation, will help him cast out his personal devils and provide inspiration for his new book. "A master storyteller." —The Los Angeles TimesWhen two young boys venture into the wood...
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  • THESE DREAMING SPIRES: A DARK ACADEMIA ANTHOLOGY
    THESE DREAMING SPIRES: A DARK ACADEMIA ANTHOLOGY
    OLIVIE BLAKE / GENEVIEVE COGMAN / FARIDAH ABÍKÉ-IYÍMÍDÉ / M.K. LOBB / DE ELIZABETH / ARIEL DJANIKIAN / ELSPETH WILSON / TAYLOR GROTHE / JAMISON SHEA / KATE ALICE MARSHALL / ERICA WATERS / KIT MAYQUIST
    A NEW SEMESTER BEGINSA beguiling, sinister collection of 12 more dark academia short stories from masters of the genre, including Olivie Blake, Genevieve Cogman, MK Lobb and more!Twelve original dark academia stories from bestselling thriller writers - imagine darkened libraries, exclusive elite schools, looming Gothic towers, charismatic professors, illicit affairs, the tang o...
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  • THE ARMOUR OF LIGHT
    THE ARMOUR OF LIGHT
    KEN FOLLETT
    1792. A tyrannical government is determined to make England a mighty commercial empire. In France, Napoleon Bonaparte begins his rise to power, and with dissent rife, France's neighbours are on high alert. Unprecedented industrial change sweeps the land, making the lives of the workers in Kingbridge's prosperous cloth mills a misery. Rampant modernization and dangerous new mach...
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  • MORNINGS IN JENIN
    MORNINGS IN JENIN
    SUSAN ABULHAWA
    A heart-wrenching, powerfully written novel, spanning three generations of a Palestinian family through love and loss, war and oppression OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION 'A powerful and passionate insight into what many Palestinians have had to endure' Michael Palin 'Abulhawa possesses the heart of a warrior' Alice Walker ________________...
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  • ENDLESS NIGHT
    ENDLESS NIGHT
    AGATHA CHRISTIE
    The special edition hardback of Agatha Christie's disturbing 1960s mystery thriller, with a gorgeous new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. Gipsy's Acre was a truly beautiful upland site with views out to sea - and in Michael Rogers it stirred a child-like fantasy. There, amongst the dark fir trees, he planned to build a...
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  • VESSELLESS
    VESSELLESS
    CORTNEY L. WINN
    The sensational enemies-to-lovers romantasy debut following the heir to a fantasy kingdom, and the seductive spirit sent to claim her soul. 'I've seen monsters, Nizzara, and you are not one of them. A little beast maybe, but not a monster.' Nizzara has always been able to perceive spirits better than the average caster. When she enters a deadly tournament to end her betrothal...
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  • PALACE WALK
    PALACE WALK
    NAGUIB MAHFOUZ / NAJIB MA?FU?
    THE ACCLAIMED INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER BY THE NOBEL PRIZE WINNING AUTHOR. 'A masterpiece' - The Times'The Arab Tolstoy' - Simon Sebag Montefiore'Shamelessly entertaining' - Guardian'Luminous' - New York TimesA sweeping and evocative portrait of both a family and a country struggling to move toward independence in a society that has resisted change for centuries. Set against the...
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  • DORK DIARIES: POP STAR
    DORK DIARIES: POP STAR
    RACHEL RENÉE RUSSELL
    Welcome to Nikki Maxwell's aDORKable world in the third book in the mega-selling Dork Diaries series - now with over 50 million copies in print worldwide! Nikki's school is holding a talent competition and Nikki can't wait to start practising dance moves with her BFFs, Chloe and Zoey, and impressing Brandon, her crush, with her singing skills! But then Nikki finds out tha...
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  • I AM INVITED TO A PARTY!
    I AM INVITED TO A PARTY!
    MO WILLEMS
    This is one of a series of delightfully humorous tales for beginner readers from the award-winning creator of "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus"!Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to. Gerald and Piggie are best friends. In "I am Invited to a Party!", Piggie is invited to her first party. But wh...
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  • PATRIOT
    PATRIOT
    ALEXEI NAVALNY
    **THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER** **WINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS 2024 BOOK OF THE YEAR** Patriot is the unforgettable life story of one of the most fearless and inspiring figures of our time. 'Mind-blowing ... one extraordinary read' EMILY MAITLIS 'Charisma and courage dazzle on every page' SUNDAY TIMES 'Part memoir, part diary, a political manifesto, a darkly funn...
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  • GIRL ON GIRL
    GIRL ON GIRL
    SOPHIE GILBERT
    "From Atlantic critic and Pulitzer Prize finalist Sophie Gilbert, a blazing critique of how early-aughts pop culture turned women and girls against each other-and themselves-with disastrous consequences What happened to feminism in the 21st century? This question feels increasingly urgent after a period of reactionary cultural and legislative backlash, when widespread uncertain...
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  • NIKSEN
    NIKSEN
    OLGA MECKING
    'Niksen is an increasingly popular Dutch relaxation technique where you relinquish control and just ... stop. At a time when meditative practices can feel like yet another thing to do, niksen is liberatingly simple' the Guardian The Dutch concept of niksen comes at no cost and zero effort. It's literally doing nothing, but consciously so. In this concise and witty book, Olga ...
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  • RENDEZVOUS WITH RAMA
    RENDEZVOUS WITH RAMA
    ARTHUR C. CLARKE
    "The enigmatic object christened Rama was detected while still outside the orbit of Jupiter. A first radar contact at such a distance was unprecedented, indicating that Rama was of exceptional size. As it raced through the Solar System, it became apparent that Rama was a cylinder so geometrically perfect that it might have been turned on a gigantic lathe. Mankind was about to r...
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  • WELCOME TO THE HYUNAM-DONG BOOKSHOP
    WELCOME TO THE HYUNAM-DONG BOOKSHOP
    HWANG BO-REUM
    WATERSTONES BEST FICTION BOOKS OF 2023 PICK WOMAN & HOME NOVEMBER BOOK OF THE MONTH iPaper TOP FICTION PICK'An absolutely charming novel that all bookworms will adore' Red'A balm for the soul and a glorious love letter to books and reading' iPaperThere was only one thing on her mind.'I must start a bookshop.' Yeongju did everything she was supposed to, go to university, marry a...
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  • JOHNNY AND THE DEAD
    JOHNNY AND THE DEAD
    TERRY PRATCHETT
    Sell the cemetery?Over their dead bodies . . . Not many people can see the dead (not many would want to). Twelve-year-old Johnny Maxwell can. And he's got bad news for them: the council want to sell the cemetery as a building site. But the dead have learnt a thing or two from Johnny. They're not going to take it lying down . . . especially since it's Halloween tomorrow. Besides...
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  • QUEER AS FOLKLORE
    QUEER AS FOLKLORE
    SACHA COWARD
    A celebration of queer history like you've never seen it before. Queer as folklore travels across centuries and continents to reveal the unsung heroes and villains of storytelling, magic and fantasy. Featuring images from archives, galleries and museums around the world, each chapter investigates the queer history of different mythic and folkloric characters, both old and new....
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